Linda G. Sharp is a legal consultant for Kroll Ontrack, providing attorneys and litigation support staff with assistance in assessing electronic evidence matters. Specifically, Ms. Sharp assists attorneys with discovery and investigations surrounding electronically stored data and e-mails, and educates litigation support staff on data collection, production and review options. An expert in her field, Ms. Sharp speaks and writes regularly on the topics of electronic discovery, paper discovery, computer forensics and technology’s role in the law.
Joining Kroll Ontrack in 2003, Ms. Sharp has quickly become involved in assisting several law firms from the National Law Journal’s list of Top 250 law firms with e-discovery cases. Ms. Sharp has more than 30 years of experience in the legal profession, having worked on complex litigation cases including the MGM fire. She has spent the last 18 years as a technology consultant to major law firms and corporate counsel on network integration and data retrieval issues, as well as customer relation management and knowledge management solutions.
A popular presenter and speaker, Ms. Sharp regularly presents accredited CLE programs on the effective use of computer forensics and the practical use of electronic evidence in litigation, as well as how lawyers and their clients are affected by the deluge of electronic data. Ms. Sharp is a frequent speaker for The Rutter Group on California law. She also writes articles on the topic of electronic discovery for various legal publications and is the author of "Legal Research on the Web", also published by The Rutter Group.
An attorney licensed to practice law in California who also holds an MBA degree, Ms. Sharp has been featured in “Who’s Who in the Law Today” on numerous occasions.